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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of berries did Sam eat while he worked on the deer he found during the hunting season?

2. Where did Sam first get wood when he was chopping?

3. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what appeared in the meadow that Frightful hopped around the meadow snagging?

4. "In I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter," what time does Sam go back to his tree home after foraging for food?

5. What does Sam eat for breakfast in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Sam light a fire while he worked on the first deer he got that a hunter couldn't find?

2. At the end of the first week of hunting season, how close did Sam get to a hunter?

3. How does Sam's dad greet him when he comes to see Sam?

4. What does Sam say is the nicest part of his day in "I Have a Good Look at Winter and Find Spring in the Snow"?

5. How is Sam described by Mrs. Fielder in an article written about a wild boy in the mountains?

6. How did Sam invite his neighbor animals to come to a party for Halloween?

7. How did Sam and Frightful like the crickets in the meadow in "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness"?

8. How does Sam describe his day in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

9. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what did Sam gather as he pushed his raft down the stream?

10. How did Sam haul the clay he used for his fireplace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam worked hard to prepare for winter. What preparations did Sam make for winter and were they enough?

Essay Topic 2

Several articles are written about a wild boy living in the woods near Delhi. Why does Sam worry about the accounts at first, and then he decides not to concern himself with the reports for now?

Essay Topic 3

Sam found a man sleeping near his tree that he nicknamed Bando. How did a relationship develop between Sam and Bando?

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